"Obviously I need to take you back to bed and refresh your memory as to how un-cold my own character is…" He held out his hand, very dark and handsome with his dark hair still slightly ruffled, his jaw unshaven, and the tight-fitting black T-shirt outlining the muscles of his chest and flat abdomen.

"So soon…?" Her eyes were wide.

Simon eyed her quizzically. "You would rather not…?"

"I didn’t say that!" she protested instantly, her nipples having noticeably tightened beneath the ...